Illinois State Profile

Illinois, the "Land of Lincoln", is the 24th largest state with a land area of 56,400 square miles. It is bordered by Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. The 2000 Census stated Illinois' population as 12,419,293 people. Of that number, 14.9% of the population identifies themselves as Black or African American, followed by 12.6% as Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% as Asian/Pacific Islanders and 0.1% as Native Americans. The growth in the Hispanic/Latino population accounts for nearly 2/3 of the overall increase in Illinois's population. The population of the Chicago suburbs, which include the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and Cook, grew faster than the downstate communities and the city of Chicago. Currently, 42% of the population lives in the Chicago suburbs. Chicago, the largest city, has a population of 2,896,016 and represents 23% of the state's total population. Downstate Illinois accounts for 35% of the state's population.

State Information

• Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/
• Population Profiles: http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/IL_2K_Profile.pdf
• Local Health Department Alphabetical Listing: http://www.idph.state.il.us/local/alpha.htm
• State Resources - Illinois (from the Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/illinois.php

State Health Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Data and Profiles for State, Tribal, Local and Territories: http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/DataStatistics/
• Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA In Your State Fact Sheet: Illinois: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/HIMSFactSheet.aspx?statecd=17
  • Health Center Data: State Data http://bphc.hrsa.gov/healthcenterdatastatistics/statedata/
  • Find Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by State & County http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
  • National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/ (see the link to: Index of All Health Workforce Reports)
• Kaiser State Health Facts - Illinois: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileglance.jsp?rgn=15
• State Cancer Profiles (National Cancer Institute): http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/

State Medical or Health Professional Associations

• Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter: http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/
• American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa: http://www.lungil.org/
• Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois: http://www.ccdionline.org/
• Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care: http://www.ifqhc.org/
• Illinois Health Care Association: http://www.ihca.com/
• Illinois Hospital Association: http://www.ihatoday.org/
• Illinois Nurses Association: http://www.illinoisnurses.com/
• Illinois State Medical Society: http://www.isms.org/
• Illinois Podiatric Medicine Association: http://ipma.net/
• Illinois Primary Health Care Association: http://www.iphca.org/
• Illinois Public Health Association: http://www.ipha.com/
• Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association: http://www.isvma.org/
• Illinois Rural Health Association: http://www.ilruralhealth.org/home.html
• Mental Health Association in Illinois: http://www.mhai.org/
• Sangamon County Medical Society: http://www.scmsdocs.org/
• Southern Illinois Medical Association: http://myplace.frontier.com/~soillmedassc/

Emergency Preparedness

• Ready Illinois - Preparedness and Planning for Emergencies and Disasters: http://www.ready.illinois.gov/
• Illinois Emergency Management Agency: http://www.state.il.us/iema/

GMR State Contact:

• Jacqueline Leskovec, Outreach, Planning and Evaluation Coordinator. Email Jacqueline

Regional Advisory Council Representative

• NN/LM GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2011-2016

  Rhona Kelley, Illinois State Representative, rkelley@siumed.edu, 217-545-2112

Library Associations

• Health Science Librarians of Illinois

  Fran Kovach, President, fkovach@siumed.edu, 217-545-2118

• Medical Library Association
• Midwest Chapter - Medical Library Association

  Janna Lawrence, President, janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9870

Library Consortia

• Area Wide Hospital Library Consortium Group of Southwestern Illinois

  Michael Campese, Coordinator, michaelc@lcls.org, 618-234-2120 x1167

• Capital Area Consortium

  Nancy Simpson, Coordinator, nancy.simpson@epa.state.il.us, 217-557-3195

• Chicago and South Consortium

  Estelle Hu, mhu@silvercross.org

  Andrew Paradise, President, andrewparadise@jacksonpark.com, 773-947-7653

• East Central Illinois Consortium

  Jerry DeWitt, Coordinator, jerry.dewitt@carle.com, 217-383-3456

• Fox Valley Consortium

  Jan Aleccia, Coordinator, jaleccia@jacho.org, 630-916-5474

• Heart of Illinois Library Consortium

  Michele Quinones, Coordinator, library@grahamhospital.org, 309-647-5240 x2343

  Daneen Richardson, Coordinator, library@grahamhospital.org, 309-647-5240 x2343

• Metropolitan Consortium of Chicago

  Patricia Pinkowski, Coordinator

• Northern Illinois Health Science Libraries Consortium

  Carol Struck, Coordinator, carolly.struck@med.navy.mil, 847-688-6969

• Quad City Area Biomedical Consortium

  Judy E. Hawk, Coordinator, jhawk@grhs.net, 319-768-4075

Union Listing Organizations

• ILLINET/OCLC, Illinois State Library

  Deb Aggertt, daggrett@ilsos.net, 217-558-1945

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health SciencesReference: 312-996-9163
  Loansome Doc: 312-996-8991
  Interlibrary Loan: 312-996-8991
  Network Profile

Outreach Libraries

• Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Library - ILL
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Medical Library
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences

Resource Libraries

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences

• American Dental Association, Department of Library Services
• Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Library - ILL
• Midwestern University, Midwestern University Library - ILL
• Northwestern University, Galter Health Sciences Library
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Boxer University Library ILL
• Rush University Medical Center, Library of Rush University Medical Center
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Medical Library
• University of Chicago Library, Interlibrary Loan Service

Illinois GMR Members

Directory of members in Illinois.